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Illinois Gun Sales and Violence Persist Heading Into Fourth of July Weekend
As Illinois residents prepare for the Fourth of July weekend, gun violence has continued around the state amid coronavirus, protests of police killings, and the start of summer. On Friday, an employee opened fire at the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse…
June 30, 2020
Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud Governor Newsom for Protecting Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program Funding in the 2020-2021 Budget
The California chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, today released the following statement applauding Governor Newsom for protecting and maintaining California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP) funding…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Rep. Greg Stanton for U.S. House
Reps. Kirkpatrick, Gallego, and Stanton are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick for Congress in Arizona’s 2nd congressional district, Congressman…
June 30, 2020
Wisconsin Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Applaud the Madison Board of Education for Voting to Remove Police Officers from Madison Public Schools
The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board of Education voted to remove uniformed police officers,…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Senator Jeff Merkley For U.S. Senate
Sen. Merkley is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Senator Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate in Oregon. Sen. Merkley has received the…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Pramila Jayapal for U.S. House
Rep. Jayapal is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for Congress in Washington’s 7th congressional district. Rep. Jayapal has…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Jackie Speier, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Karen Bass, Rep. Mark Takano for U.S. House
Reps. Lee, Speier, Swalwell, Carbajal, Chu, Schiff, Lieu, Torres, Bass, Takano are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Barbara Lee for Congress…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Dean Phillips For U.S. House
Rep. Phillips is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Dean Phillips for Congress in Minnesota’s 3rd congressional district. Congressman Phillips has received…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Debbie Dingell For U.S. House
Rep. Dingell is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in Congress NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Debbie Dingell for Congress in Michigan’s 12th congressional district. Congresswoman Dingell has…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Mike Quigley, and Rep. Brad Schneider For U.S. House
Reps. Kelly, Quigley, Schneider are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Robin Kelly for Congress in Illinois’ 2nd congressional district, Congressman Mike Quigley…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Joe Neguse For U.S. House
Rep. Neguse is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Joe Neguse for Congress in Colorado’s 2nd congressional district. Congressman Neguse has received…
June 30, 2020
Recommendations on How to Cover Suicide and Gun Violence
As millions of Americans are sheltering in place, some isolated from friends and family, and many are struggling financially, experts have raised the alarm about the heightened risk of suicide and an uptick in suicide calls. The…
June 30, 2020
New Everytown Analysis: Data from Past Economic Crises Indicates 20 Additional Gun Suicides per Day Possible in 2020 Without Preventive Action
Data from Great Depression and Great Recession Suggest COVID-19 Could Bring a 20 to 30 Percent Increase in Firearm Suicides in 2020Steps to Address Risks Include Strengthening Gun Laws, Promoting Secure Firearm Storage and Increasing Access…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Veronica Escobar and Rep. Sylvia Garcia for U.S. House
Reps. Escobar and Garcia are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Veronica Escobar for Congress in Texas’s 16th congressional district and Congresswoman…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Steve Cohen for U.S. House
Rep. Cohen is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Steve Cohen for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th congressional district. Cohen has received…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Hank Johnson and Rep. John Lewis for U.S. House
Reps. Johnson and Lewis are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Hank Johnson for Congress in Georgia’s 4th district and Congressman John…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Anthony Brown, Rep. Jamie Raskin for U.S. House
Reps. Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Anthony Brown for Congress in Maryland’s 4th congressional district,…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Senator Cory Booker for U.S. Senate
Sen. Cory Booker is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Senator Cory Booker for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Senator Booker received…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Kathleen Rice, Rep. Grace Meng for U.S. House
Reps. Kathleen Rice and Grace Meng are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congresswoman Kathleen Rice for Congress in New York’s fourth congressional…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan for U.S. House
Reps. Evans, Dean, Scanlon, and Houlahan are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Dwight Evans for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district,…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. David Cicilline for U.S. House
Rep. Cicilline is a Gun Sense Champion Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman David Cicilline for Congress in Rhode Island’s 1st congressional district, after receiving…
June 30, 2020
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Jennifer Wexton, and Rep. Gerry Connolly for U.S. House
Reps. Beyer, Wexton, and Connolly are Gun Sense Champions Who Will Fight for Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures in CongressNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed Congressman Don Beyer for Congress in Virginia’s 8th congressional district, Congresswoman…
June 30, 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New U.S. House and Senate Endorsements
Everytown Today Endorsed U.S. House and Senate Candidates Who Have Championed Gun Safety Polling Shows Americans’ Support for Gun Safety Measures Has Surged Amid Coronavirus PandemicNEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed dozens…
June 29, 2020
Moms Demand Action Statement on Colorado Supreme Court Ruling Upholding the State’s Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition
The Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement applauding a unanimous Colorado Supreme Court ruling upholding Colorado’s 2013 law prohibiting the possession of large-capacity magazines: “Today’s…
Did you know
Black Americans are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to die from COVID-19 and more than 10 times as likely to die from gun homicide.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises,” May 7, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-and-covid-19-in-2020-a-year-of-colliding-crises/.